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On 13-01-11 08:53 AM, Mark Lord wrote:
> On 13-01-09 02:17 PM, Tejun Heo wrote:
>>
>> Having a module option is easy and can be helpful for the very rare
>> cases where the admin is aware of the issue, but, in general, it
>> doesn't really help that much.
> 
> How about a sysfs attribute, rather than a boot option?

NAK that idea.. a boot-time module flag is the best way.